Tub and support therefor



April' 1, 1941. w. w. GALBREATH TUB AND SUPPORT THEREFOR Filed Feb. 1 1940 INVENTOR W Galbreazh mlh'am Patented Apr. 1, 1941 TUB AND SUPPORT THEREFOR.

William w. .Galbreath, Alliance, Ohio, assignor to The Steel Sanitary Company, Alliance, Ohio, a

corporation of Ohio Application February 1, 1940, Serial No. 316,772 I 4 Claims.

This invention relates to a bath-tub and support therefor and, in particular, to a bath-tub composed of sheet steel stampings.

Bath-tubs composed of sheet steel stampings have numerous advantages such as light weight, low cost, etc. While the light weight of such tubs is a distinct advantage in most respects, it gives rise to a slight difliculty in installation, viz., the danger of shifting about while connections thereto are being made, thereby rendering the installers work more difllcult.

I have invented a novel tub and support therefor whereby the foregoing objection to sheet metal tubs as now made is entirely overcome. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, I install a. horizontal supporting member of any suitable type, such as a horizontal stringer secured to the studs of the wall adjacent which the tub is to be positioned. I also provide lugs depending from the edge of the tub adapted to be disposed adjacent the wall, said lugs projecting downwardly and adapted to hook over the stringer, thus firmly anchoring the tub in proper position.

The aforementioned embodiment of the invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing,

I in which Fig. 1 is a partial elevation of an incomplete partition wall with a tub thereadjacent embodying the invention;

Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view taken along the plane of line IIII of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a partial perspective view illustrating a detail; and

Fig. 4 is a view similar to Fig. 3 showing a modification.

Referring now in detail to the drawing, a tub III has a well or body portion II and a rim I2 extending around the periphery thereof. A side apron I3 extends downwardly from the rim I2 on one side of the tub. If the tub is designed forinstallation in a corner, the tub may also have an end apron I4. A flange I5 is bent up from the rim I2 along the other side and end of the tub. Braces I6 and I! extend downwardly from the end and side of the tub to the side and end aprons I3 and I4.

The tub and aprons are formed from sheet, metal stampings which are welded or otherwise secured together. When installed, the tub is supported by the aprons I3 and I4 which bear on a floor I8, and by the portion of the rim I2 adjacent the wall. The drawing illustrates an incomplete wall including spaced studs I9 resting on a plate 20. Joists 2| bearing on the plate support the floor I8. Short posts 22 extend upwardly from the joists along the studs I9 and support a horizontal stringer 23 which may conveniently be nailed to the studs I9. As shown in Figs. 1 and 2, the stringer 23 provides a support at the proper height to engage the portion of the rim I2 adjacent the wall to support the tub in cooperation with the aprons I3 and I4 bearing on the floor I8. The flange I5 prevents water from getting in under the plaster forming the finished wall and dripping down behind the tub. In finishing the wall, the plaster is brought down inside the flange I5.

Lugs or tongues 24 are spaced along the side flange I5 and are secured thereto in any convenient manner, as by welding. As shown in the drawing, the dimension of the lugs measured along the length of the tub is small relative to the spacing between studs. The lower ends of the lugs extend downwardly below the rim I2 and are preferably offset slightly from the vertical plane of the flange I5, as shown in Fig. 2. By virtue of this construction, the lugs 24 engage behind the stringer 23 and prevent shifting of the tub away from the wall by forces that may be applied thereto while making pipe connections to the tub. After installation has been completed, the tongues 24 continue to provide an anchorage effective to hold the tub to the wall. Since the tongues are behind the flange I5, they are entirelyconcealed when the wall is completed.

The tongues 24, instead of being separately formed and welded to the flange I5, as shown in Figs. 1 through 3, may be formed by notchlng the flange as shown at 25 in Fig. 4, and bending down portions of the flange to form tongues such as that shown at 26. The tongues 26, of course, serve in precisely the same manner as the tongues 24 to anchor the tub to the wall.

It will be apparent from the foregoing description that the invention provides a simple, inexpensive, yet effective, means for anchoring a tub in proper position to prevent shifting while pipe connections are being attached thereto, which has heretofore caused considerable difficulty for the plumber, because of the relatively light weight of tubs composed of sheet steel stampings.

Although I have illustrated and described but a preferred embodiment of the invention and a modification, it will be understood that it may be embodied in forms other than those shown, without departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the appended claims.

I claim: 1. A tub having a rim extending outwardly therefrom along one side thereof, the under surface of said rim being substantially plane and adapted to rest on the top of a substantially horizontal supporting means secured to spaced wall studs, and securing lugs rigidly connected with and depending below the level of said rim, said lugs being spaced apart and of a small dimension along the length of the tub relative to the spacing between studs, whereby the rim may be set on the supporting means with the lugs extending between the studs and hooking over the top of the supporting means to prevent lateral displacement of the tub.

2. A tub as defined in claim 1 characterized by said rim having an upturned flange at its edge, said lugs being composed :of portions of said the remainder thereof.

3. A tub as defined in claim 1 characterized by at least the portions of said lugs below the level of said rim being offset outwardly from the edge of said rim.

4. A tub having a rib extending outwardly therefrom along one side thereof, the under surface of said rim being substantially plane and adapted to rest on a substantially horizontal stringer having a plane upper surface and secured to spaced'wall studs, and securing lugs rigidly connected with and depending below the level of said rim, said lugs being spaced apart and shorter along the length of the tub than the spacing between studs, whereby the rim may be set on the stringer with the lugs extending between the studs and hooking over the inner side of the stringer WILLIAM W. GALBREATH. 

